FILM               The Great Gatsby (Vue Cinema, 8.15pm) 

TALK               John Boyne (Union, 7pm) The award-winning novelist and author of ‘The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas’, is appearing tonight at the Union. He will be discussing his new book ‘The House is Haunted’–a chilling period ghost story.

DAYTRIP        Get out of Cambridge and get down to the Tate Modern before the Lichtenstein retrospective is over. Book tickets here.

NIGHT OUT    Museums at Night (6pm) Drop in after-hours on any of Cambridge’s many museums for live music, wine, and guest speakers. Visit the Museums at Night webpage for more details.

TALK                           Orientality: Cultural Orientalism and Mentality (10am-3pm, Pembroke College) Think Said updated— this conference will be discussing ‘ the different aspects of Cultural Orientalism’, from music and dance, to the visual arts and literature. Reserve you place by email.

DAYTRIP                    The cultured rainforest (Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 10.30am-4.30pm) An exhibition telling the story of the natives of Borneo, and how their lives, deep in the rainforests, have shaped the landscape. Visit their webpage for more details.

NIGHT OUT                Shut Up & Dance (The Union, 10pm) Free entry, live music and 2 for £6 Cocktail deal. Open to all students.

MUSIC              Wolf People (Portland Arms, 8pm) Come listen to the ‘endearing’ folk-blues-rock band over a quiet, relaxing pint. Tickets available in advance here.

FILM               Wreck-It Ralph (St. John’s Picture House, 7pm) 

TALK               Imagining Cambridge- cloud-capped towers (The Michaelhouse Centre, 7.30pm) Jill Paton Walsh, an English novelist will be talking about the creative process. Although she read English Literature at the Other Place, she knows which is better and lives right here in Cambridge.

FILM               Mud (Cambridge Arts Picturehouse, 8.45pm) 

TALK               Threats to our oceans (The Michaelhouse Centre, 6pm) This fascinating talk will explore how human intervention has affected marine life.

DAYTRIP        Gathering Light (Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Research Institute, 10am-5pm,) ‘This provocative exhibition takes a rare view of the discipline through the eyes of the patients and the researchers.’ Book via e-mail.

WATCH           Liam Williams (ADC Theatre, 11pm) An evening of surly comedy is surely the best medicine for the exam term blues. Let’s all moan about it together! He’s actually really funny, too! Book tickets to the late-show here.

DAYTRIP        House Guests (Fitzwilliam Museum, 11.30am-5pm) If you come to the Fitzwilliam Museum in the next month, you will see some out-of-place collections, artwork, sculptures, and historical artefacts. All the museums in Cambridge are showcasing some of their featured pieces in the Fitz—this might be your chance to visit them all…at once.

MUSIC                        Dutch Uncles (The Portland Arms, 8pm) A phenomenal band— great fun, great energy, and one to watch! Book tickets here.

FILM               Israeli Film Club presents ‘The world is funny’ (Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, 2.15pm) 

TALK               Cambridge Storytellers (The Michaelhouse Centre) The second in a series of three showcases, Stories from Africa will be in discussion with Usifi Jalloh. Book via email.

MUSIC                        Kathryn Stott, Piano Recital (the Divinity School, St. John’s College, 7.30pm) ‘A high-octane performance from one of the most impressive pianists heard here in years’ (Washington Post). Book via the Kettle’s Yard webpage.

WATCH           Hamlet (ADC Theatre, 7.45pm) This is the play that everyone knows, but this time not quite as you’d expect. A highlight of the ADC calendar. Book here.

DAYTRIP        Read all about it! Wrongdoing in Spain and England in the long nineteenth century (University Library, 9am-6pm), Well evidently you like the press (you’re here, aren’t you?) and you’re bound to spending every waking—maybe a nap here and there—in the University Library. Give your legs a stretch, and visit this exhibit.